Consumers are being urged to avoid doing business with a number of traders, following enforcement action undertaken by Consumer and Business Services’ Building Industry Response Team.

Traders now subject to public warnings as a result of enforcement action are:

• Khorshed Alam – expiations totalling $75,000, after allegedly claiming to be an “owner builder” of two properties in Salisbury and one in Elizabeth East. He was expiated for three counts of operating without a licence, and three counts of performing building work without Builders Indemnity Insurance.
• Jase Henry, trading as SOS Home Renovations – expiations totalling $25,000 after allegedly holding himself out as a licensed building work contractor when he was not appropriately licensed – expiations for 5 counts of operating without a licence. Investigations are continuing into other potential breaches.
• Anu Anand, trading as The Décor Planet SA – expiations totalling $5000 for allegedly operating without a licence.
• Ras Pro Pty Ltd – expiations totalling $5000 for allegedly advertising for building work without a licence.
• Mohammed Konneh, trading as MFK Roofing – expiations totalling $5000 for allegedly advertising for building work without a licence following complaints of incomplete and poor-quality work.
• Michael Wheeler trading as Maintena Property Maintenance – expiation totalling $5000 for allegedly operating without a licence.
• Brady Lachlan Moldenhauer – expiations totalling $10000 for allegedly failing to attend two compulsory conciliation conferences.
• Toby Brett Maple-Harradine – expiations totalling $5000 for allegedly failing to attend a compulsory conciliation conference.

Consumers who have had issues with these traders but have not yet reported them to CBS are encouraged to contact us on 131-882 or by visiting the CBS website.